Takyah
A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as khānaqāh, zāwiya, ribāṭ, dargāh and takya depending on the region, language and period. In Shia Islam, the Husayniyya has a similar function.
Meaning & Origin of Takyah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as khānaqāh, zāwiya, ribāṭ, dargāh and takya depending on the region, language and period. In Shia Islam, the Husayniyya has a similar function.
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The Story of Takyah
Takyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 13 Takyahs were born — ranking #7,815 that year. As of 2026, Takyah ranks #14,580 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 103 Takyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Takyah
Takyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 103 births in the dataset. Takyah's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #7,815. Use the chart and map above to compare Takyah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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